Brorby is Artist of the Month

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May 8, 2013 at 8:23 AMMay 8, 2013 at 8:23 AM

By Dia Massey

dmassey@thedailyreporter.com

COLDWATER — Jean Brorby was recently chosen as the Artist of the Month by the Branch County Art Guild.

Brorby was in the hospital as a child with a severe case of poison ivy when her mother gave her a set of colored pencils for something to do. That small gift started a lifetime of artistic creativity for Brorby.

She was living in Rapid City, Iowa giving piano and guitar lessons when she met Jean King. King gave art lessons. The two ladies decided to trade lessons.

Brorby does a variety of different artistic disciplines. She enjoys watercolor, china painting, making stained glass, tatting, sewing and painting china dolls. She also works with ink, pencils, and oil paints.